Sports
Canada to battle Haiti for last spot at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Uruguay 2018
The young Canadians will have to wait until Tuesday to earn a spot at the FIFA Women’s Under-17 World Cup Uruguay 2018 after falling to Mexico 1:2 in the Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship semi-final. Teni Akindoju scored the lone goal for Canada, who will play for third place against Haiti. Continue reading
Mexico
Tijuana’s ‘Little Haiti’ Stalled but Migrants Planting Roots
Many of the Haitian migrants who made headlines last year when they tried to cross from Mexico into the U.S. are now putting down roots in the Mexican border city of Tijuana. Continue reading
Arts & Culture
Haitian-American Filmmaker Receives Artist Grant From The Will And Jada Smith Family Foundation
Haitian American filmmaker Jerry LaMothe’s screenplay The Promise Keeper was one of the three projects selected to receive a grant from the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation (WJSFF). The announcement was made on May 10 during the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment first “Made in NY” media summit in Harlem. Continue reading